Many projects have been announced. There is plenty of potential for export to Europe, but none of those projects have materialized yet. However, the next time there is an announcement about the closure of a paper mill, some company—an independent one, probably—will probably choose to use its wood chips to manufacture pellets for export.
I think it's impossible for someone from another country to come here for the fibre and succeed economically without being integrated in any way whatsoever.